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Their conversation was titled "New Congolese Voices," but the panelists repudiated this designation, and so did some young Congolese writers in the audience — including several who had come over from Kinshasa — who grumbled that these three, having achieved a foothold in Europe, were now among the anointed and no longer new.

Yet another once-promising upstart has demonstrated how difficult it can be to achieve a foothold in the telecommunications industry.

The pandemic might also allow AstraZeneca to achieve a foothold outside the United States, the only country that has approved FluMist.

General Vokes' initial plan to take the position (as well as achieve a foothold on the roads toward Ortona) consisted of a frontal assault by the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, which would seize Vino Ridge, capture The Gully and gain positions on the Ortona to Orsogna road.

But the fact the BNP achieved a significant electoral foothold before imploding should serve as a stark warning to mainstream politicians who too often take large swaths of the electorate for granted.

By 1524 Bābur had invaded the Punjab three more times but was unable to master the tangled course of Punjab and Delhi politics sufficiently enough to achieve a firm foothold.

"China's ultimate objective is not Greece," Mr. Godement added, "but Brussels, Berlin and Paris, so that they can achieve a stronger foothold in the E.U. market over time".

GoPro has made the right moves to maintain its leadership, with a new entry-level Hero camera that costs only $129.99, but achieving an early foothold in the burgeoning consumer drone market could make a lot of sense, given its existing popularity in that realm.

[C4.] ABN Amro Close to Achieving a Foothold in Italy ABN Amro, the Dutch bank, was set to become the first foreign buyer to crack Italy's impenetrable banking sector, winning a nine-month takeover battle that has led to calls for the country's central bank chief to resign.

What's even more interesting is that the resurrection is exclusive to Netflix, a streaming version of what HBO pioneered with Sopranos et al. Premium original content bundled on what may well be the first example of streaming achieving a credible cable cutter foothold.

And with its chief rival achieving an early, solid foothold in the digital distribution business, the company is almost certainly looking to respond.